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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 446

An Act amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, in licensing of health care facilities, providing for medication offered to patient.

In the Senate's Health & Human Services Committee since November 5, 2025.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

17 co-sponsors

Tarik Khan, Nancy Guenst, Jose Giral, Chris Pielli, Kristine C. Howard, Kyle Donahue, Jim Haddock, Carol Hill-Evans, ROBERT FREEMAN, Justin C. Fleming, Joe Ciresi, Melissa Cerrato, G. Roni Green, Arvind Venkat, DAN FRANKEL, Danilo Burgos, Jeremy Shaffer

Its course

February 3 to November 5, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action15 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 3 to Oct 27266 days

HealthFeb 3 to Jun 25142 days

RulesJun 25 to Sep 1077 days

AppropriationsOct 8 to Oct 2719 days

In the SenateFrom Oct 27

Health & Human ServicesFrom Nov 5

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading203–0

    Passed · Oct 27

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 25

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 8

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 3 – Oct 27

  1. Feb 3Sent to HEALTH
  2. Jun 25HEALTH recommended it as amended
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Sep 10RULES recommended it
  5. Oct 8Amended and read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Oct 27APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 203 to 0

In the Senate Nov 5

  1. Nov 5Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Feb 3Referred to HEALTH, Feb. 3, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Jun 25Reported as amended, June 25, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Jun 25First consideration, June 25, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Jun 25Re-committed to RULES, June 25, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Sep 10Re-reported as committed, Sept. 10, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Sep 10Laid on the table, Sept. 10, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Oct 7Removed from table, Oct. 7, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Oct 8Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 8, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Oct 8Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 8, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Oct 8(Remarks see House Journal Page 1464), Oct. 8, 2025House of Representatives
  11. Oct 27Re-reported as committed, Oct. 27, 2025House of Representatives
  12. Oct 27Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 27, 2025 (203-0)House of Representatives
  13. Oct 27(Remarks see House Journal Page 1487-1488), Oct. 27, 2025House of Representatives
  14. Nov 5In the SenateSenate
  15. Nov 5Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Nov. 5, 2025Senate